|} is a medium-sized city of about 180,000 people located in the eastern part of Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The city, founded on June 1, 1943, originally comprised the three formerly independent Hoi-gun (district) towns of Toyokawa (豊川町), Ko (国府町), Ushikubo (牛久保町), and the village of Yawata (八幡村). Toyokawa is blessed with a good balance of industry, commerce, agriculture and forestry spread over its 160 km2 boundary, and is situated in an area rich in history, traditions, and culture.